Now, i'm in the prosses of writing what i hope to be a novel. obviously i wont go into full detail, but in brief i'll be creating a character very much similar to Superman in order to illustrate a point. this character is probably going to be almost the same thing, only i won't call him superman, and he may have a slightly different back story. Its mainly to illistrate a point, but what are the legalities that may come up upon the writing this book. it isn't even about this character, but its to illustrate a point that does revolve around him, and Superman will be referenced.
If that's a bit confussing, feel free to email me to help understand what i'm saying: scott_sou@yahoo.com
2006-07-07 10:08:54 · 7 answers · asked by donttrustsheep 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
keep in mind, the origionality isn't the issue people, just tell me if you know about the ramifications legally. it isn't ABOUT a superman, but its got a whole origional story too it, i just don't want to get sued.
2006-07-07 10:14:27 · update #1
If your character is similar to superman no publisher will touch the book because of the potential copyright issue, as stated above DC is very protective of their characters and if your character could be confused with superman then you have a copyright issue a huge red flag for any publisher
2006-07-07 10:31:22 · answer #1 · answered by goz1111 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Find A New Way To Illustrate the point, copy right infringement is a serious matter, and attorneys Are Expensive. perhaps you could obtain permission from whomever holds the rights to the superman character, but i wouldn't hold my breath.
2006-07-07 17:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by guitar guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not offering legal advice but what I know. I copyrite many items. You must first get your copywrite forms from the US Patent office ( www.uspatent.gov ) You can only copywrite what you have printed. If you use superman name you must get permission from them. If you make up another name and yours is thr orginal it's your's. Hope this helped. J Kelly
2006-07-07 17:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by jerry k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to be very careful, DC comics is very defensive about their copyrighted characters. If your character is in any way similar to Superman, they will probably sue.
2006-07-07 17:14:05 · answer #4 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not illegal to derive a character that is similar. however, if you make it exact, i mean exact same, then you might run into trouble for copying some-one's else's material when and if you publish it.
2006-07-07 17:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by georgie g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is going to buy a book with a faux-Superman
Be original.
2006-07-07 17:12:24 · answer #6 · answered by henry8457 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your looking foward to get sued, so do it, i mean everybody is doing it, heck i do it!
2006-07-07 17:12:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋